Industry Insights
Fitzpatrick: Petition for Credit: the Easy Part and the Hard Part | 01/04/2019 | ||
Source: Peter V. Fitzpatrick | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
After settlement or judgment of a third-party civil case, the employer is entitled to a credit based on the employee’s net recovery in the civil action. ...Read More | |||
Fein: Choosing the Right Drug-Testing Courses | 12/13/2018 | ||
Source: Lewis Fein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
A drug-free workplace is a safer place to work, provided the drug testers themselves have passed the test; provided they have done the coursework; provided they have taken the right courses to do their jobs with accuracy and ease; provided the provider of the coursework is himself an expert &mdas...Read More | |||
Furtado: Quest for the Holy Grail in Workers' Comp | 11/15/2018 | ||
By: Karen Furtado | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Quotes from only five data points, or even fewer? Name your number, and you can find an insurer looking to transform the sales experience to match. ...Read More | |||
Fein: Adopting New Standards of Safety | 11/01/2018 | ||
Source: Lewis Fein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The duty of insurers is not to deny the need for new standards but to dedicate themselves to standardizing new — and superior — levels of safety. ...Read More | |||
Fein: Let's Open Our Eyes to Work Safety Issues | 10/03/2018 | ||
Source: Lewis Fein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Beware of those who seek to revise history by erasing or rewriting it altogether. ...Read More | |||
Fikes and Rousmaniere: The Best Workers' Comp Claims Teams | 08/28/2018 | ||
By: Rachel Fikes and Peter Rousmaniere | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Workers’ comp claims teams vary in their performance, yet there has been no way to clearly identify what superior performance means and what superior performers do. ...Read More | |||
Frederick: Workplace Wearables: New Use of Big Data | 07/09/2018 | ||
By: Mark Frederick | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Wearables continue to be the hottest topic in smart technology because of gadgets like Fitbits, Apple Watches and Nike Fuelbands. But what about a wearable that uses big data to revolutionize workplace safety? ...Read More | |||
Fish: Workers' Compensation Task Force Shooting for Change in 2019 | 04/23/2018 | ||
Source: Mike Fish | |||
State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
“All great changes are preceded by chaos.” — Deepak Chopra The chaos ...Read More | |||
Farwell: 'I Don't Need No Stinkin' Expert!' (Yes, You Do) | 11/01/2017 | ||
Source: S. Scott Farwell | |||
State: NC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Following North Carolina’s July 2017 legislative change to the state Workers’ Compensation Act, one might have put aside concerns over Wilkes v City of Greenville, N.C. 799 S.E...Read More | |||
Flewelling: Airline Deregulation Act Pre-empts Air Ambulance Fee Schedule | 10/26/2017 | ||
By: Harvey Flewelling | |||
State: WY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
In the recent case of EagleMed LLC v. Cox, 868 F.3d 893 (10th Cir. 2017), the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court decision that a Wyoming statute and associated regulations setting forth a fee schedule for air-ambulance services in workers’ compensation cl...Read More | |||